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Have you ever stepped outside on a freezing morning?
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Suddenly, your arms are covered in tiny bumps!
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The same thing can happen during a sad film,
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or when your favourite song starts to play.
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We call them goosebumps. But what are they, exactly?
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Every hair on your body grows out of a tiny tube.
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At the bottom of each one, there's a very small muscle.
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When you get cold, this muscle suddenly tightens.
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It pulls the hair straight up,
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and it pushes up the skin around it too.
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Thousands of tiny bumps appear at the same time!
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In English, we say our skin looks like a goose's.
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In French, Spanish and Vietnamese, it's chicken skin!
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Either way, a bird's skin has the very same bumps.
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So why do our bodies do this at all?
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Scientists think the answer is millions of years old.
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Our early ancestors had much thicker hair than we do.
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When their fur stood up, it trapped a layer of warm air.
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It worked like a free winter coat!
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Sadly, we've lost most of that hair,
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so goosebumps don't keep us very warm today.
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Fear can give you goosebumps too.
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Look at a frightened cat, and you'll see why.
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Its fur stands up, so it looks bigger and scarier.
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A porcupine does the same thing with its sharp quills!
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Our hair is far too short for this trick,
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but our bodies still try it when we're scared.
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But why do we get them from music?
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Strong emotions send the body the same signal as cold.
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That's why a beautiful song can give you chills.
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A few people can even make goosebumps on purpose!
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And in 2020, scientists at Harvard found something new!
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In mice, the nerve behind goosebumps also helps new hair grow!
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So these tiny bumps may still be useful after all.
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Next time you shiver, say thank you to your ancestors!

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Woordenschat en spreektips bij deze les

Deze spreekles op niveau B1 is gebaseerd op de video “SE-Ed: Why Do We Get Goosebumps?”. Deze woorden komen het vaakst terug: hair, goosebumps, bumps, tiny, skin. Deze video bevat 35 zinnen en 315 woorden om na te spreken. Het gesproken deel duurt 2:01. De spreker praat in een natuurlijk tempo van ongeveer 157 woorden per minuut, dicht bij een alledaags gesprek. 83% van de woorden hoort bij de 3.000 meest gebruikte Engelse woorden; de rest kun je beter vooraf bekijken.

Belangrijke woorden in deze video

De 13 moeilijkste woorden uit de video, met uitspraak en betekenis:

WoordUitspraakBetekenis
bump zelfstandig naamwoord/bʌmp/botsing
ancestor zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/voorouder
scientist zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈsaɪəntəst/wetenschapper, wetenschapster
frighten werkwoord/ˈfɹaɪ.tən/bang maken, beangstigen
porcupine zelfstandig naamwoord/ˈpɔː(ɹ)kjʊˌpaɪn/stekelvarken
shiver werkwoord/ˈʃɪvɚ/rillen, bibberen
tighten werkwoord/ˈtaɪ.tən/aandraaien, strakker maken
scare werkwoord/skɛɚ/bang maken, beangstigen
freeze werkwoord/ˈfɹiːz/bevriezen
nerve zelfstandig naamwoord/nɝv/zenuw, neuronenbundel
emotion zelfstandig naamwoord/ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/emotie
mouse zelfstandig naamwoord/maʊs/muis
trap zelfstandig naamwoord/tɹæp/val

Phrasal verbs die je zult horen

WoordBetekenis
stand up werkwoordopstaan

Zinnen om te herhalen

Korte, volledige zinnen uit de video die je in alledaagse gesprekken kunt gebruiken:

  • Have you ever stepped outside on a freezing morning?
  • Look at a frightened cat, and you'll see why.
  • That's why a beautiful song can give you chills.

Uitspraak om op te letten

De spreker gebruikt 4 samentrekkingen en verkorte vormen, zoals don't, we're, we've. Spreek ze kort uit, zoals je ze hoort.

  • De klanken “sh” en “zh”: shiver /ˈʃɪvɚ/, emotion /ɪˈməʊ.ʃən/

Klanken die Nederlandstaligen lastig vinden:

  • Stemhebbende eindmedeklinker — /b/, /d/, /g/, /z/, /v/ niet verscherpen: freeze /ˈfɹiːz/, nerve /nɝv/
  • /æ/ — opener dan de Nederlandse “e”: ancestor /ˈæn.sɛs.tɚ/, sadly /ˈsædli/, trap /tɹæp/

Zo oefen je met deze video

  1. Luister de hele video één keer zonder te spreken en noteer de woorden die je niet kent.
  2. Begin op 0,75× snelheid, spreek zin voor zin na en ga terug naar normale snelheid zodra het makkelijk gaat.
  3. Neem jezelf op en vergelijk met het origineel; let daarbij op woorden als bump, ancestor, scientist.

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Shadowing is een wetenschappelijk onderbouwde taalleermethode die oorspronkelijk is ontwikkeld voor professionele tolkentraining en gepopulariseerd door polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. De methode is eenvoudig maar krachtig: je luistert naar native Engelse audio en herhaalt het onmiddellijk hardop — als een schaduw die de spreker volgt met slechts 1–2 seconden vertraging. In tegenstelling tot passief luisteren of grammaticadrills, dwingt shadowing je hersenen en mondspieren om echte spraakpatronen tegelijkertijd te verwerken en te reproduceren. Onderzoek toont aan dat het de uitspraaknauwkeurigheid, intonatie, ritme, verbonden spraak, luisterbegrip en spreekvaardigheid aanzienlijk verbetert — waardoor het een van de meest effectieve methoden is voor IELTS Speaking-voorbereiding en echte Engelse communicatie.

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